Do the Right Thing (1989)
Overview : Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Release Date : June 14, 1989
Runtime : 120m
Genre : Drama
Companies : 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : new york city, police brutality, hip-hop, italian american, culture clash, chaos, black people, heat, street war, restaurant critic, radio transmission, punk rock, pizzeria, police operation, pizza, love, money, racism, brooklyn, new york city, heatwave